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RoSENCRANSs REMARKS.
What He, Said About the G. A, IL. to
the President.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4--General Rosen-
Grams was requested to deliver copies of
these resolutions to both the president
and to Gen. Black by the National Vete-
rams and he called upon the president and
In presenting them said:
MI. President; at the request of the
National Veterans association OF Des
Moines, Iowa, In mass convention assem-
bled on the 18th day of July ultimo, +
Y the honor to present to you this en-
crossed copy of the resolutions then pass
ed, declaring the views of those veterans
respecting the attempts of certain officers
and members of the society of the Grand
Army of the Republic to prevent the
president of the United States from &C
cepting Inequalities rendered to him by
the city of st. Louis on the occasion of
the meeting Of the National Encamprnent
OF the g. a. r., which had voted him to
become her guest. As a member of that
society 1t affords me pleasure to perform
this duty and to state my concurrence in
the sentiment expressed In those resolu-
lions. ] am pleased to say that I believe
the general tenor of those resolutions is
in accord with the viaws and feelings of
the vast majority OF the members Of the
g. a. r. as to the loyal respect due the
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propriety of denouncing him for doing
Wihatt he believes TO DE mis- Official duty.
I feel equally assured that these senti-
rnents will command the assent ofthat
much larger body of ex-union soldiers,
pot belonging to the society of the G. A.
r., who are surviving members Of the
real Grand Army Of the Republic, which
after having saved the nations life dis
solved and Joined the great Industrial
body which the wealth, the glory
and the prosperity OF our country.
President Cleveland, replying to Gen.
Rosencrans, said: without reading the
resolutions presented by you in
such q gratifying manner. I have only to
say that, Judging from the tenor OF your
remarks, the action Of the veterans men
toned is in the direction OF acknowledge
Ing the duty which dsvolves upon them
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their services In the field by patriotic SER
vice at home, and to demonstrate the
same bravery shown in battle by a cour-
age no less conspicuous, when called
upon to defend and maintain the freedom
and patriotism which In peace is the
safety of American institutions. Under
standing this to be the purpose Of the
resolutions, I am glad to receive them at
your hands,
Gen. Rosencrans sent the following
note to Commissioner Black, with copies
OF the resolutions,
General: In compliance with the re-
quest cantained In the accompanying LETT
ter from the chairman of The committee
on resolutions, it affords me great pleas
ure to present this engrossed copy OF the
resolutions expressing the sentiments OF
the democratic veterans of the national
veteran association Of Des Mofnes, Iowa,
In mass conyentisn assembled July Is,
1887. These resolutions are replete with
patriotism, good sense and Just denunci-
alton OF the disloyalty of the country and
treason to the spirit of the society OF the
Grand Army of the republic, manifested
In tho recent attempts of.certain officers
members ofthat organization to raise
f0r BIPARTISAN purposes, an outcry against
the chief magistrate Of the nation, and to
prevent him from accepting the hospital
tiles rendered him by the city of ST. Louis.
at the same time that the nation al en-
campment of that order had accepted her
Invitation to a generous welcome; not
less gratifying are the declarations Of the
resolutions, characterizing as wholly in
comparable with that loyalty which as
one OF the three fundamentals Of that
saciety the attempt to use Its voice in de.
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charge OF q painful duty according to his
Judgment and conscience.
When It'll remembered that largely
more than one-half the rank and file Of
the union army, probably of those enlist
Ing for the three months service, and
certainly for those who came in after
wards were either democratic or merely
union men, it will BIZ plainly seen why
the q. a. II. as a republican machine was
q miserable failure; when 1t at q later
time only revived when non-partisanship
was made fundamental; why the hypoc-
ricy of violating this principle by taking
small partisan advantages In the choice
of its officers, posts and communicates,
and the paying OF special public favors
and honors to comrades of the republican
persuasion has hitherto created such q
distrust of its spirit as to prevent the
society from including double and possi-
bly, treble its present membership, and
commanding universal respect for that
self controlling loyalty which covered
with glory its members during the dark
days of war for the union. The reso1u-
tions will say II this spirit of partisan
ship cannot BIO restrained, it Will ne a
matter to be considered whether the sur
viyors Of the real Grand Army of the Re-
public wenld not better have some other
organization. / take pleasure in noting
the just COMMUNICATION given in these
resolutions to the administration ofothe
pension office since you have been com
missioner Of pensions.
Yours truly,
W. 8. RosEScRASs.
The colnage During ,yuiy.
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